Easel.



No- 806,716. PATENTED DEC. 5, 1905.

H. S. STEVENSON.

BASEL- APPLIOATION FILED APB.12, 1906.

witnesses: Inventor.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

Application filed April 12, 1905. Serial No. 255,251.

10 0, whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HUGH SHEPPARD STE- VENSON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at 2030 North Twenty-second street, in the city ofPhiladelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Easels, of which the following is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and economical form ofeasel for displaying watches and similar articles; and to that end itconsists of the novel construction and arrangement of parts herein fullyset forth.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a face view of my improved easel in blankform before being bent up for use. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the easelbent up for service.

The blank shown in Fig. 1 is cut by stamping, punching, or any othersuitable means from any pliable sheet material having sufficient tensilestrength to support the articles desired to be displayed. I prefer touse a sheet metal such as brass or what is commercially known as tin,850., but do not confine myself to the use of these materials, asequivalents may be used. As shown in Fig. 1, the blank has a bodyportion G and head portion H, said head portion being recessed at A toform two upwardly-projecting prongs or horns a, preferably slightlyturned in, as shown. The body portion of the blank is provided with aV-shaped die cut, as shown, for the purpose hereinafter stated. Torender the easel thus formed in blank suitable for use, the portions 0of the body are bent upwardly by .hand at the points D and E to form thetwo converging side members of the easel-standard, and the head portionH is then bent forward at the point B substantially at right angles tosaid standard to form the support for the article to be hung upon.

the easel. The portion F of the body lying withlin the die cuts formsthe base-plate of the ease Although my easel may be utilized to supportdifferent articles, it is particularly suited for the display of watchesin upright position, the stem of the watch fitting readily within therecess A between the prongs a.

A great advantage of my improved easel is that it may be packedandshipped flat and can be bent for use by hand. For example, a singleeasel can readily be mailed in an envelop. The blank in itself thusforms a complete commercial article ready for sale.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A watch-supporting easel formed from a single sheet of pliablematerial and comprising a rearwardly-projecting base, anupwardly-projecting and rearwardly-inclined standard bent up from thefront of the base, and a forked head projecting forwardly from the topof the standard.

2. A watch-supporting easel formed of a single piece of pliable sheetmetal and comprising a broad fiat base, a rearwardly-in-' clined supportconsisting of a bar of said sheet metal projecting upwardly from theopposite front corners of said base, and converging to a medium width atthe top forming a single neck, and a forked head projecting forwardlyfrom said single neck.

In testimony thatI claim the foregoing as my own I afiiX my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

HUGH SHEPPARD STEVENSON.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. STEVENSON, Jr., LEO G. RAMsPAcHER.

